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Joe had to Mow

Early Reader No. 19


Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com
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Single Syllable Words


Punctuation - the exclamation mark ( ! ) adds emphasis to the word or sentence.

Phonic Decoding - explain how ‘mow’, ‘low’ share a common sound of ‘..ow ’
Explain the variation ‘Joe’, where the silent ‘e’ makes the long Sound ‘ o ’
Explain the variation ‘high’, where the Sound ‘igh’ makes the long Sound ‘ i ’.
Long Vowel : ‘o’ as in ‘mow’

Try These New Words

Joe mow Oh! bee


tree by high said
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Joe had to mow.


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Joe had to mow


high and low.
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Joe had to mow


by the tree.
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Joe had to mow


by a bee.
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Buzz, buzz went


the bee.
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“Oh no!”, said Joe.


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Buzz, buzz went


the bee.
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Oh no! Joe ran


high and low.
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Extra Words

row sow bow grow tow

toe foe hoe

Comprehension
1. What did Joe have to do?
2. Joe mowed high and he mowed ... ?
3. What did Joe have to mow near?
4. What sound does a bee make?
5. What did the bee do to Joe?
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Complete the sentences with these words.

mow, low, Joe, mow, tree

Joe had to ___ high and ___.

___ had to ___ by a ____.

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